PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE PRIMARY CARE
PROVIDER 2026 MASTER STUDY EXAM
◉ A nurse knows that when administering intravenous (IV)
carbapenem, the highest priority action after administration is:
pg 98. Answer: Assessing the IV site
◉ Which of the following classes of antibiotics is a direct inhibitor of
DNA synthesis in bacteria?
pg 96. Answer: Fluoroquinolones
◉ A young lifeguard has been prescribed moxifloxacin (Avelox). The
nurse focuses education on which adverse reaction?
pg 97. Answer: Photosensitivity
◉ The client has been prescribed a drug that must be taken on an
empty stomach. The nurse knows that, to administer a medication
on an empty stomach, it is given in which of the following ways?
pg 97. Answer: One hour prior to a meal or two hour after the meal
◉ Fluoroquinolones treat infection by which of the following effects?
(Choose one)
pg 96. Answer: Bactericidal
, ◉ A patient is prescribed ciprofloxacin 500 mg po twice a day. The
nurse notes that the ciprofloxacin is scheduled to be given with
breakfast. The nurse correctly administers ciprofloxacin _____
pg 98. Answer: Twice daily po, 2 hours after the meals
◉ What is the most common adverse reaction to IV vancomycin?
pg 95. Answer: Red man syndrome
◉ A client has been on an antibiotic for two weeks for treatment of
an infection. The client asks the nurse why a superinfection has been
caused by this medication. What is the nurse's best response?
pg 96. Answer: "Antibiotics can disrupt the normal bacteria in your
body, causing another infection to occur."
◉ Levofloxacin 750 mg IV is ordered for a client with a urinary tract
infection. The medication is mixed in a syringe for an IV pump as a
solution of 250 mg/15 mL. How many mL should be in the syringe?
pg 100. Answer: 45
◉ The pharmacology instructor is discussing antimicrobials with the
nursing class. What would the instructor tell the students is the
mechanism of action of some antimicrobials?
pg 91. Answer: Inhibiting cell wall synthesis
PROVIDER 2026 MASTER STUDY EXAM
◉ A nurse knows that when administering intravenous (IV)
carbapenem, the highest priority action after administration is:
pg 98. Answer: Assessing the IV site
◉ Which of the following classes of antibiotics is a direct inhibitor of
DNA synthesis in bacteria?
pg 96. Answer: Fluoroquinolones
◉ A young lifeguard has been prescribed moxifloxacin (Avelox). The
nurse focuses education on which adverse reaction?
pg 97. Answer: Photosensitivity
◉ The client has been prescribed a drug that must be taken on an
empty stomach. The nurse knows that, to administer a medication
on an empty stomach, it is given in which of the following ways?
pg 97. Answer: One hour prior to a meal or two hour after the meal
◉ Fluoroquinolones treat infection by which of the following effects?
(Choose one)
pg 96. Answer: Bactericidal
, ◉ A patient is prescribed ciprofloxacin 500 mg po twice a day. The
nurse notes that the ciprofloxacin is scheduled to be given with
breakfast. The nurse correctly administers ciprofloxacin _____
pg 98. Answer: Twice daily po, 2 hours after the meals
◉ What is the most common adverse reaction to IV vancomycin?
pg 95. Answer: Red man syndrome
◉ A client has been on an antibiotic for two weeks for treatment of
an infection. The client asks the nurse why a superinfection has been
caused by this medication. What is the nurse's best response?
pg 96. Answer: "Antibiotics can disrupt the normal bacteria in your
body, causing another infection to occur."
◉ Levofloxacin 750 mg IV is ordered for a client with a urinary tract
infection. The medication is mixed in a syringe for an IV pump as a
solution of 250 mg/15 mL. How many mL should be in the syringe?
pg 100. Answer: 45
◉ The pharmacology instructor is discussing antimicrobials with the
nursing class. What would the instructor tell the students is the
mechanism of action of some antimicrobials?
pg 91. Answer: Inhibiting cell wall synthesis
